Robbie Savage picks PFA Player of the Year: It must not be Sanchez or Ibrahimovic

Kante is set to win the Premier League for the second successive season after joining Chelsea from champions Leicester last summer.

Many pundits and ex-players have been raving over the Frenchman's performances even if he doesn't deliver the glamorous goals and assists like his rivals do.

Savage understands calls for someone like Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic to win the award, but believes it has to be given to someone who picks up the title at the end of the season.

“In an ideal world, you want a crowd-pleasing, free-scoring showman to be voted player of the year – someone like Zlatan Ibrahimovic – but it is only right that the award goes to someone who plays for the champions," he wrote in the Mirror.

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Robbie Savage thinks N'Golo Kante must win the PFA Player of the Year award

“He must be doing something right if he wins the Premier League title in consecutive seasons with two different clubs”

Robbie Savage on Chelsea star N'Golo Kante

"It may be unfashionable to vote for Kante, but he must be doing something right if he wins the Premier League title in consecutive seasons with two different clubs."

Kante's team-mate Eden Hazard and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez have also starred this season but Savage has rejected claims they deserve the award better.

"Kante's performances speak for themselves," he added.

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N'Golo Kante is set to win the Premier League in his first season at Chelsea

"Yes, Hazard has scored 12 goals this season, and provided his fair share of assists on top, but where was he last season? Yes, it's good to see him back on song, but he was woeful last season.

"Kante, on the other hand, has been not only the stand-out midfield player in the Premier League for the last two seasons, but also the best midfielder of his type in Europe.

"Alexis Sanchez, player of the year in the whole Premier League? Dear God, what a ridiculous statement. You are entitled to your opinion, but please don't ask me to support it," he wrote to a fan.